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Keyword
shout
  • exclaim
  • yell
Frequency
#1426
Strokes
6
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1626
Readings
さけ75%
キョウ25%
Mnemonic
A mouth tangled in vines struggles and flails, until the trapped explorer finally opens it wide to shout for help.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
叫さけび
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
Noun
叫さけぶ
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to shriek; to yell; to exclaim; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist; to protest; …
Godan verb
絶ぜっ叫きょう
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
Noun
叫さけび声ごえ
shout; yell; scream; cry
Noun
雄叫おたけび
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; war cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
Noun
泣なき叫さけぶ
to cry and shout; to scream
Godan verb
阿あ鼻び叫きょう喚かん
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
Noun
叫きょう喚かん
shout; scream
Noun